Steven Pressfield is the author of Gates of Fire, a novel of the Battle of Thermopylae which has sold more than a million copies. In this interview we discuss the warrior archetype, redemption, the creative process, and his latest novel, […]
In the heart of his dry and dusty studio in Antwerp, Belgium, sculptor Fen de Villiers engages in gladiatorial combat. Battling four-ton stone blocks, this craftsman transforms a cubic blank canvas into striking forms of dynamism, including the unadulterated embodiment […]
Elliot Hulse made a name for himself when he opened his first Strength Camp gym and started promoting strongman-style strength training on YouTube in 2007. Since then, strongman competitions have grown and become more popular. I remember being interested in strongman training myself around […]
The year is 1000 B.C. The dust of a Middle Eastern road encrusts your sandaled feet. You’ve been walking for several days from your village, where someone in your community has wronged you. As you reach the city of Jerusalem, […]
I knew Arthur Kwon Lee was a celebrated painter in New York City, so I wasn’t sure what to expect when I met him at the 21 Convention earlier this year. I went to art school for a few years […]
When John Lovell was born, he cut his own umbilical cord, backflipped off the operating table, and stuck the landing perfectly. That was the first thing he said when I asked him about his backstory. He didn’t miss a beat. […]
“If you feel like someone else is winning, and you feel bad about it, that’s an indictment on you – not the other person” I used to resent Ryan Michler. It wasn’t a deep burn, but there was a period […]
An Interview with Dr. Shawn Smith, Psychologist – Author of The Tactical Guide to Women and The Practical Guide to Men. Unless you’ve somehow managed to avoid all social media for the last few months, you’ve likely stumbled across […]
If you’ve never sat in a suburban Buffalo Wild Wings and discussed how the various translations of the Iliad affect our understanding of the epic, I highly recommend it. It’s a surreal experience to be in one of the most […]
“No One is Coming To Save You.” That’s Ian’s tagline and the motto he uses to advertise his self-defense and firearms training courses. And while self-sufficiency and self-reliance can lead to rabbit holes that become obsessions (like anything else), the […]
